Stainless steel pipes for boilers and heat exchangers conforming to JIS G 3463
Stainless steel pipes for boilers and heat exchangers conforming to JIS G 3463 are suitable for the production and manufacture of the components and parts of boilers and heat exchangers which require superior corrosion resistance in addition to general strength and creep resistance at high temperature. The material for these steels conforms to the requirements of JIS G 3463 and is mainly divided into two types; Austenitic steels (SUS304T and SUS316T) and Ferritic steels (SUS430T).
Austenitic steels contain more than 18% chromium, to 8% nickel and 0.1% carbon, and are non-magnetic. They are used mainly in the sensitive device components that handle high corrosion resistant liquids, such as widely-used steam. Ferritic steels contain more than 17% chromium, 0.12% carbon and 0.75% molybdenum. They are magnetic, hence can be easily detected. These steels possess excellent heat resistance, but poor corrosion resistance, and therefore are mainly used in heat exchangers and other related heat resistant applications.
JIS G 3463 covers the spiral welded pipes for the manufacture of boilers and heat exchangers. The minimum wall-thickness of the pipes is 2.3mm and the tolerance for the inner diameter is -0.5 percent (+0 percent for ferritic steels) and for the outer diameter 3.2 percent (1.5 percent for ferritic steels). The fracture test and flaring tests are normally carried out for these steels, and these steels are selected by taking into account the application of the product and the operating environment.
The stainless steel pipes conforming to JIS G 3463 are made of hot rolled stainless steel plate or strip and there’re five types; type A (annealed), type HA (cold-worked) type H (hard-tempered), type S (stress relieved) and type SZ (stress relieved and five tempered). The working pressure of the stainless steel pipes of type A and HA are 9.8MPa and 13.7MPa, respectively. Type H and S pipes have a working pressure of 15.7 MPa and 20.6 MPa respectively. These steels are mainly used in the fabrication of boilers and heat exchangers, and they are selected according to the strength of the product and the operating environment.
In conclusion, stainless steel pipes conforming to JIS G 3463 are used for the production and manufacture of the components and parts of boilers and heat exchangers that require superior corrosion resistance in addition to general strength and creep resistance at high temperature. These steels are mainly divided into two types; austenitic steels and ferritic steels and have five types, including type A (annealed) type HA (cold-worked) type H (hard-tempered), type S (stress relieved) and type SZ (stress relieved and five tempered).